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  • Gerontology
  • Affective Science

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  • Higher well-being is observed in older adults compared to younger adults, but underlying factors remain unclear.
  • Negative repetitive thinking (rumination) is linked to psychopathology, depression, and impaired autobiographical memory retrieval.
  • Understanding age-related differences in rumination's impact on mood is crucial for psychological well-being research.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate age differences in the association between rumination, mood, autobiographical memories, and working memory.
  • To explore how rumination interacts with memory valence (positive/negative) to influence mood across different age groups.
  • To identify specific cognitive and emotional variables contributing to age-related well-being variations.

Main Methods:

  • A cross-sectional study comparing two groups: older adults and young adults.
  • Participants were recruited via public announcement.
  • Data collected included measures of rumination, mood, autobiographical memory valence, and working memory capacity.

Main Results:

  • Older adults exhibited less rumination than younger adults.
  • Rumination correlated positively with depression but not working memory in both groups.
  • In young adults, brooding rumination interacted with negative memories to predict mood.
  • In older adults, brooding rumination interacted with positive memories, and working memory (digit span forward) also predicted mood.

Conclusions:

  • The interaction between brooding rumination and autobiographical memory valence differs significantly between age groups.
  • This age-specific interaction, particularly involving positive memories in older adults, may explain mood variations.
  • Working memory capacity also plays a role in mood regulation for older adults.